[ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Kenneth Wimer
Hi all, In case you haven't seen the work being done on the Humanity panel icons, check out: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/humanity-style-icon-main-ubuntu- menu.html http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/humanity-style-icons-liferea- fusion.html and the other posts about Humanity:

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Saleel Velankar
Will these modifications find their way to humanity? On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Kenneth Wimer kw...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi all, In case you haven't seen the work being done on the Humanity panel icons, check out: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/humanity-style-icon-main-ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread mac_v
On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:10 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: Will these modifications find their way to humanity? No. Not right now. We'v been noticing them in gnome-look. Though some of the icons are good , the majority are not. There are inconsistencies ;) We havent added icons for the

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Sebastian Porta
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:55 PM, mac_v drkv...@yahoo.com wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:10 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: Will these modifications find their way to humanity? No. Not right now. We'v been noticing them in gnome-look. Though some of the icons are good , the majority are

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Saleel Velankar
We are currently waiting for the code to allow for separate panel icons. I suppose this will be useful for breathe as well. Also , there is the issue of one too many... Which icons do we really want in greyscale...? Do we really want all icons monochrome...? Apps in greyscale, system

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread mac_v
On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 16:13 -0300, Sebastian Porta wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:55 PM, mac_v drkv...@yahoo.com wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:10 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: Will these modifications find their way to humanity? No. Not right

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread mac_v
On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 15:00 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: We are currently waiting for the code to allow for separate panel icons. I suppose this will be useful for breathe as well. Also , there is the issue of one too many... Which icons

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Oliver Scholtz 1
Am Donnerstag, den 12.11.2009, 00:25 +0530 schrieb mac_v: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:10 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: Will these modifications find their way to humanity? No. Not right now. We'v been noticing them in gnome-look. Though some of the icons are good , the majority are not.

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Sebastian Porta
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:37 PM, mac_v drkv...@yahoo.com wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 16:13 -0300, Sebastian Porta wrote: Could we have some kind of guideline in the near future to try avoid this inconsistencies? I made a blueprint for this.

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Kenneth Wimer
On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:47 PM, mac_v wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 15:00 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: We are currently waiting for the code to allow for separate panel icons. I suppose this will be useful for breathe as well. Also , there is the issue of one too

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread David Callé
2009/11/12 Kenneth Wimer kw...@ubuntu.com On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:47 PM, mac_v wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 15:00 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: We are currently waiting for the code to allow for separate panel icons. I suppose this will be useful for breathe as well.

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread Dylan McCall
I like to think my panel as a quiet spot for minimalist information, not the place where icons are just grey. (Sorry about the weird quoting. It's amazing that, after all these years, email tools continue to be so hopeless). I agree with you, David. It would be nice if there weren't light and

Re: [ubuntu-art] humanity panel icons

2009-11-11 Thread mac_v
On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 16:13 -0300, Sebastian Porta wrote: OT, I made icons, based on my Breathe icons, for the dictionary and rhythmbox that are currently missing in Humanity. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/113489/accessories-dictionary.svg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/113489/rhythmbox.svg I don't

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2009-11-11 Thread தங்கமணி அருண்
11 நவம்பர், 2009 8:43 am அன்று, Yogesh yogeshg1...@gmail.com எழுதியது: Dnt mistake me but சொடுக்கவும் is a bit funny.. No offense. :) Something like கீழ்க்கண்ட முகவரிக்கு செல்லவும் or இந்த வலை தளத்திற்கு செல்லவும் might make an idiot like me stop laughing. மிக்க நன்றி அன்பரே !! யோகேஷ்

Re: [ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector (Onkar Shinde)

2009-11-11 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:55 PM, kartik drskar...@gmail.com wrote: I tried all resolutions also used System Testing for Peripherals and video tests(Systems- Adiministartion-System Testing), but no result. Kartik Start the display configuration tool from System - Preferences - Display and tell

[ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Aanjhan R
Hi All, I know I am a bit late. But was wondering how many people are planning to attend foss.in from this mailing list. Anyone like to volunteer for manning a Debian/Ubuntu booth ? @Kartik - Any suggestions? If we get enough volunteers we can go ahead and request for a joint debian and Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On 11/11/09, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Kartik Mistry kartik.mis...@gmail.com wrote: I'm fine - if there are enough people to take care of booth (not sleeping there ;)) You mean like this guy ;) ?

[ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi A few days back while posting about Ubuntu Karmic Koala - i had said that for once i would like to see Ubuntu pick up a device and make it just work the device in question was a ZTE AC8700 CDMA 3 g bsnl mobile broadband device. For a few days i cracked my head getting it to work. Then in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Mehul Ved
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Only thing i am making it work through wvdial and not the default network manager, if and when that works i will let the list know. Why do you prefer to make it work with wvdial than NetworkManager? -- ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Aanjhan R
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Nice one, Red Hat, Fedora Lapel Badge, and am sure there is an ubuntu sticker on the laptop. Ofcourse. Not 1 but three :) Coming back to the subject. Anybody interested in helping us man the Debian/Ubuntu stall?

Re: [ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector

2009-11-11 Thread kartik
Message: 7 Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:38:06 +0530 From: Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: 6c9588d40911100808x78b675bdpbafd8fef9920...@mail.gmail.com

Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Nice one, Red Hat, Fedora Lapel Badge, and am sure there is an ubuntu sticker on the laptop. Ofcourse. Not 1 but three :) Coming back to the

Re: [ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Hardik Dalwadi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mehul Ved wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Only thing i am making it work through wvdial and not the default network manager, if and when that works i will let the list know. Why do you prefer to

Re: [ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Dhiraj Chatpar
how could u say it just worked now fair Jonathan Swifthttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jonathan_swift.html - May you live every day of your life. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 15:41, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi A few days back while posting about Ubuntu Karmic Koala -

Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread nrj deshpande
@ Aanjhan - I am really interested. Can u give little idea about what exactly we will be conducting on this booth? Regards, Niraj Deshpande On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I know I am a bit late. But was wondering how many people are planning to

[ubuntu-in] Your friend wants to share their favorite sites with you

2009-11-11 Thread sitendurocks
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[ubuntu-in] Your friend wants to share their favorite sites with you

2009-11-11 Thread sitendurocks
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Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Parthan SR
Onkar Shinde wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Nice one, Red Hat, Fedora Lapel Badge, and am sure there is an ubuntu sticker on the laptop. Ofcourse. Not

Re: [ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Bad luck have you tried the monitor on another system (linux, windows etc) ram On 11/11/09, kartik drskar...@gmail.com wrote: Message: 7 Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:38:06 +0530 From: Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] display using overhead projector To: Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On 11/11/09, Mehul Ved mehul.n@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Only thing i am making it work through wvdial and not the default network manager, if and when that works i will let the list know. Why do you prefer to make it

Re: [ubuntu-in] Apologies to Ubuntu

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On 11/11/09, Dhiraj Chatpar dchat...@gmail.com wrote: how could u say it just worked now fair not sure what you mean but the problem was not with Ubuntu but with bsnl and it just works because Ubuntu recognized the device, attached to a ttyUSBO place and all i had to do was add a few lines into

[ubuntu-in] OT - Linux does it again (New PC to encourage older users)

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi When i read this article my curiosity was satisfied, happily so, only when i confirmed that it had to be Linux that made it possible. My net is too slow to get more details, but the description of the interface is similar to the Sugar UI used in the OLPC's. ram *** New PC to encourage older

Re: [ubuntu-in] Debian / Ubuntu Joint Booth at FOSS.IN 2009

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On 11/11/09, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: Coming back to the subject. Anybody interested in helping us man the Debian/Ubuntu stall? would have liked too but am located too far north ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-in] Information on two software

2009-11-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi Needed info on two types of software 1. My laptop HD seems to be failing, atleast that what Karmic is reporting DISK HAS TOO MANY BAD SECTORS - so any idea what software i could use to find out what is happening and maybe rectify the problem. fsck is too confusing to use and have not been able

Re: [ubuntu-in] Information on two software

2009-11-11 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Needed info on two types of software 1. My laptop HD seems to be failing, atleast that what Karmic is reporting DISK HAS TOO MANY BAD SECTORS - so any idea what software i could use to find out what is happening

Re: [ubuntu-in] Information on two software

2009-11-11 Thread Moz
Hi Ram 2. A few days back saw a friend using windows movie player - he placed some images (still pictures) and added music and generated a movie (video) with the pictures. I was quite taken aback, and wondered is there any similar software in Ubuntu (Linux). would be grateful for

Re: [ubuntu-in] Information on two software

2009-11-11 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: 2. A few days back saw a friend using windows movie player - he placed some images (still pictures)  and added music and generated a movie (video) with the pictures. I was quite taken aback, and wondered is there any

[ubuntu-in] karmic nbr and xp talking

2009-11-11 Thread Moz
Hello All, I just tried voice and video chat between a Karmic Netbook Remix Live session (running on an Asus Eee PC 4G), and WinXP. The audio chat works between Pidgin 2.6 and googletalk client, but voice or video does not work properly between Gmail through Firefox and Pidgin. Between Empathy

Re: [ubuntu-in] karmic nbr and xp talking

2009-11-11 Thread ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Moz list...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, I just tried voice and video chat between a Karmic Netbook Remix Live session (running on an Asus Eee PC 4G), and WinXP. The audio chat works between Pidgin 2.6 and googletalk client, but voice or video does not work

Re: [Ubuntu-QC] Mise-à-jour concernant la détectio n d'unités amovibles USB

2009-11-11 Thread Gilbert Dion
Le 10 novembre 2009 09:05, Fabian Rodriguez magic...@ubuntu.com a écrit : Salut gang, Dans les mises-à-jour d'hier il y avait qq chose concernant la détection USB d'unités amovibles: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/463347 Je crois que Gilbert Dion avait eu ce

Re: [Ubuntu-QC] Mise-à-jour concernant la détectio n d'unités amovibles USB

2009-11-11 Thread Fabian Rodriguez
Gilbert Dion wrote: Fabian, J'aI un ami qui a ce problème en 9.10. J'ai consulté le lien que tu mentionnes. Toutefois, je ne comprends pas très bien comment faire en sorte d'ajouter la patch dans le -proposed. Si je coche l'option proposed dans Sources des mises à jour, j'obtiens dans

Re: [Ubuntu-QC] Mise-à-jour concernant la détectio n d'unités amovibles USB

2009-11-11 Thread Gilbert Dion
Comme j'ai indiqué dans mon message original... problème ? Vous n'avez qu'à appliquer les MAJ proposées. Désoilé, je m'étais égaré dans les explications pointues du rapport de bogue... :| Gilbert -- Ubuntu-quebec mailing list Ubuntu-quebec@lists.ubuntu.com

[Ubuntu-QC] Ubuntu Hour: Jeudi 19h, Brûlerie C afé Crème, à Longueuil

2009-11-11 Thread Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
Pour les intéressés, je fais un Ubuntu Hour, à partir de ce jeudi, 12 novembre, au Café Crème, à Longueuil, de 19h à 20h. Ce sera si possible toutes les deux semaines. 911 Boulevard Roland-Therrien Longueuil, QC J4J 4L3 450-616-1393 Pour plus d'information, SVP n'hésitez pas à me contacter :)

Re: [Ubuntu-QC] Ultraedit pour Linux maintenant disponible!

2009-11-11 Thread Gilbert Dion
Le 9 novembre 2009 15:22, Etienne Goyer etienne.go...@outlands.ca a écrit : Je vais fouiller ce problème dans les prochaines semaines, et écrire ma solution sur mon blog (si j'en trouve une). Autrement, on m'as dit que Antidote HD (la nouvelle génération du produit) a une version 64 bits pour

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Pope
Interesting. -- Forwarded message -- From: Julian Hall li...@kaotic.co.uk Date: Nov 11, 2009 8:20 AM Subject: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched] To: DC LUG l...@dcglug.org.uk 'A new computer aimed at people aged over 60 who are unfamiliar with PCs and the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Mark Fraser
On Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 08:30:33 Alan Pope wrote: Interesting. -- Forwarded message -- From: Julian Hall li...@kaotic.co.uk Date: Nov 11, 2009 8:20 AM Subject: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched] To: DC LUG l...@dcglug.org.uk 'A new computer aimed at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Sean Miller
Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Sure, they build them to order or whatever but they must be raking it in!! And the site doesn't say how much memory the things have - let's hope it's enough for them to use it as a standard Linux install should they decide to do so.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Mark Fraser
On Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 08:46:03 Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yeah, I thought that too. Sure, they build them to order or whatever but they must be raking it in!! And the site doesn't say how much memory the things have - let's hope

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 11/11/09 08:46, Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yes, it does seem quite pricey. On this video on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8353468.stm with RCJ the developer does say it is built on top of Linux Mint. What I'd like to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread etali
Alan Lord (News) wrote: What I'd like to know is how they manage to get such good publicity? I don't recall the BBC asking for us to come and talk about Libertus: http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com/libertus Al They managed to get a nice, iconic celebrity on board (for their target

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Mark Fraser wrote: On Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 08:46:03 Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yeah, I thought that too. I dare say they have to cover the costs of getting a TV presenter to record instructional videos, I dare say that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 11/11/09 09:36, Rob Beard wrote: Mark Fraser wrote: On Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 08:46:03 Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yeah, I thought that too. I dare say they have to cover the costs of getting a TV presenter to record instructional

[ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2009-11-11 Thread JONATHAN TAYLOR
Hi all, I've been looking (probably in all the wrong places) for ways to change the icon sizes on my desktop. If I was organised (if only) I wouldn't need so many there, but as I run my own business I do. I know I ought to put folders with groups in, but it's handy having them all in front of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2009-11-11 Thread Luke-Jennings
HI, If you right click the icon and then select stretch icon. Unfortunately you need to do each one individually this way. Luke On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 01:53 -0800, JONATHAN TAYLOR wrote: Hi all, I've been looking (probably in all the wrong places) for ways to change the icon sizes on my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 11/11/09 09:36, Rob Beard wrote: Mark Fraser wrote: On Wednesday 11 Nov 2009 08:46:03 Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yeah, I thought that too. I dare say they have to cover

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
JONATHAN TAYLOR wrote: Hi all, I've been looking (probably in all the wrong places) for ways to change the icon sizes on my desktop. If I was organised (if only) I wouldn't need so many there, but as I run my own business I do. I know I ought to put folders with groups in, but it's handy

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2009-11-11 Thread Paul Roach
A quicker and easier way is to look in Nautilus preferences and change the default icon size there - experiment until you find a suitable size. This will affect the icon size throughout your system. Hope this helps P On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Luke-Jennings ubuntujenk...@googlemail.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2009-11-11 Thread Philip Wyett
On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 10:01 +, Luke-Jennings wrote: HI, If you right click the icon and then select stretch icon. Unfortunately you need to do each one individually this way. Luke On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 01:53 -0800, JONATHAN TAYLOR wrote: Hi all, I've been looking (probably in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Simon Osborne
2009/11/11 Alan Pope a...@popey.com: 2009/11/11 Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com: On 11/11/09 08:46, Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Yes, it does seem quite pricey. Tricky On this video on the BBC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Paul Roach
Gitso is great for this. It creates a reverse VNC tunnel - meaning that the end user whose machine you wish to control has to establish a connection back to you. This means that they are in control of the session and it gives them assurances that you cannot just login again at a later date.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread doug livesey
I don't know about tuts, but if you look up Gitso, that does what you need -- there'll be instructions on its page. 2009/11/11 Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread dan attwood
Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! i've not had opportunity to try it yet but doesn't empathy have desktop sharing built into it now? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about has the ability to send and receive email, type simple letters and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Michael G Fletcher
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Bell
Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Sure, they build them to order or whatever but they must be raking it in!! And the site doesn't say how much memory the things have - let's hope it's enough for them to use it as a standard Linux install

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Bell
Alan Pope wrote: Liam (the guy in the video) is on this mailing list. I wonder if there is a video with Valerie Singleton explaining what community developed open source software is. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread etali
Alan Bell wrote: good luck to them. Not sure I would base a product on Mint, but the hardware looks perfectly good (looks a lot like what I am using right now) and the price is not the price for a bare bones unit but for the solution including training materials and support (remember it isn't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
Alan Bell wrote: Sean Miller wrote: Anyone else think £390 for a base unit is somewhat expensive??? Sure, they build them to order or whatever but they must be raking it in!! And the site doesn't say how much memory the things have - let's hope it's enough for them to use it as a standard

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
doug livesey wrote: I don't know about tuts, but if you look up Gitso, that does what you need -- there'll be instructions on its page. Goes Gitso require ports to be opened on the machine you're connecting in from (rather than the remote machine)? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
etali wrote: Alan Bell wrote: good luck to them. Not sure I would base a product on Mint, but the hardware looks perfectly good (looks a lot like what I am using right now) and the price is not the price for a bare bones unit but for the solution including training materials and support

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Gordon wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about has the ability to send and receive email, type

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Bell
Looks like they have thought about things better and spent more time preparing than certain Linux powered netbook projects did. It would appear that they control their own sales process and the full company is on board with the project, they shouldn't have their own sales reps selling against it.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Rob Beard wrote: Gordon wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about has the ability to send and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
Gordon wrote: Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
Rob Beard wrote: doug livesey wrote: I don't know about tuts, but if you look up Gitso, that does what you need -- there'll be instructions on its page. Goes Gitso require ports to be opened on the machine you're connecting in from (rather than the remote machine)? port needs to be open

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
etali wrote: Alan Bell wrote: good luck to them. Not sure I would base a product on Mint, but the hardware looks perfectly good (looks a lot like what I am using right now) and the price is not the price for a bare bones unit but for the solution including training materials and support

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
Alan Bell wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Liam (the guy in the video) is on this mailing list. I wonder if there is a video with Valerie Singleton explaining what community developed open source software is. :-) on a more serious note, *I* looked at a stallman video recently, and learned a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Gordon wrote: Rob Beard wrote: Gordon wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread etali
Alan Bell wrote: Looks like they have thought about things better and spent more time preparing than certain Linux powered netbook projects did. It would appear that they control their own sales process and the full company is on board with the project, they shouldn't have their own sales

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread alan c
Gordon wrote: Rob Beard wrote: Gordon wrote: Gordon wrote: Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about has the ability

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Steve
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:08:27 -, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com wrote: Looks like they have thought about things better and spent more time preparing than certain Linux powered netbook projects did. It would appear that they control their own sales process and the full

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Rob Beard wrote: Could be worth it possibly as long as they don't need any specific Windows apps. Not that I know of - they're already using Open Office and Firefox. OE for email can be easily converted to Thunderbird which is not dissimilar in appearance. The only possible problem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
etali wrote: Alan Bell wrote: Looks like they have thought about things better and spent more time preparing than certain Linux powered netbook projects did. It would appear that they control their own sales process and the full company is on board with the project, they shouldn't have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Gordon wrote: Rob Beard wrote: Could be worth it possibly as long as they don't need any specific Windows apps. Not that I know of - they're already using Open Office and Firefox. OE for email can be easily converted to Thunderbird which is not dissimilar in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Pope
2009/11/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: It could possibly be based on an Atom CPU, that way it could well possibly be fanless. Rough specs are on the site.. simplicITy : model 100 - energy efficient, cool and quiet running Onboard graphics, sound and network connection Sempron LE-1250 socket

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
alan c wrote: Goes Gitso require ports to be opened on the machine you're connecting in from (rather than the remote machine)? port needs to be open on your router, the one you are offering help from I see. So that leads me to my next question, is it possible to forward the port

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Pope
2009/11/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: So that leads me to my next question, is it possible to forward the port to say, a virtual machine and then have another PC connect into the virtual machine to pick up the port forwarding.  Sort of a proxy as such. Yes :) Imagine a network consisting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Steve
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:08:27 -, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: 2009/11/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: It could possibly be based on an Atom CPU, that way it could well possibly be fanless. Rough specs are on the site.. simplicITy : model 100 - energy efficient, cool and quiet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Paul Roach
I suppose a reverse SSH tunnel to your home machine and then a second tunnel forwarded through the home machine to the destination would (in theory) work, although I can't test this where I am at the moment. You might want to have a look at this article - it sort of covers chaining SSH tunnels

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Pope
2009/11/11 Steve yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com: The cases are made from an old shoe box, two toilet roll inners and some sticky-back plastic. :-)) I wonder if they prepared them earlier. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-11 Thread Paul Roach
LeeGroups wrote: LoL - That's what a mate of mine said a couple of years ago when he moved to a new estate in Milton Keynes... Nice shiney house, but his ADSL connection is now a breathtaking 450 *K* Bits/sec... Yes, that's correct - less than 1/2 MBit... It's usually worth having a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Colin McCarthy
2009/11/11 Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? One very easy program to use is http://www.yuuguu.com as it requires no configuration of routers or Command Line knowledge. Just

[ubuntu-uk] Updating an Ubuntu machine to Ruby 1.8.7

2009-11-11 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I've rather gracelessly let one of my Ubuntu machines stay at Ruby 1.8.6, and the official release has moved on to 1.9 For the apps that are currently on that box, I need it to be running 1.8.7, now. I found an instruction that details how to do it here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: 2009/11/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: So that leads me to my next question, is it possible to forward the port to say, a virtual machine and then have another PC connect into the virtual machine to pick up the port forwarding. Sort of a proxy as such. Yes :)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [LUG] [Fwd: Computer for the elderly launched]

2009-11-11 Thread Rob Beard
Steve wrote: On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:08:27 -, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: 2009/11/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: It could possibly be based on an Atom CPU, that way it could well possibly be fanless. Rough specs are on the site.. simplicITy : model 100 - energy

[ubuntu-uk] Desktop or Server?

2009-11-11 Thread Chris Ray
As a Ubuntu newbie I'm thinking of migrating a couple of servers I have from openSuse to Ubuntu. They need updating anyway, (running Open Suse 10.2) but I could spend the time moving distros. What I need are server functions; DNS, DHCP, Postfix, Samba, etc. But, as the servers are remote, I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop or Server?

2009-11-11 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Quoting Chris Ray chris@bazaarsystems.co.uk: As a Ubuntu newbie I'm thinking of migrating a couple of servers I have from openSuse to Ubuntu. They need updating anyway, (running Open Suse 10.2) but I could spend the time moving distros. What I need are server functions; DNS, DHCP,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread Gordon
Colin McCarthy wrote: 2009/11/11 Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? One very easy program to use is http://www.yuuguu.com as it requires no configuration of routers or

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